A Roster of Provosts

Dr. Robert Barchi is the third of the modern provosts
to come to office from the School of Medicine. His predecessors in the field
were Jonathan Rhoads, now emeritus professor of surgery, the late Dr. Eliot
Stellar, a psychologist who also served as chair of anatomy.

One medical faculty member, Dr. William Pepper, served
as provost in the historical period when Penn did not have presidents (so
that the provost was the highest officer in the University). All provosts
since 1930 have been known as the chief academic officer.

At right is a roster of Penn's provosts--traditional,
modern, acting and interim--based on that of the University Archives website.